Chris Andersen caught the dreaded DNP-CD (did not play-coach’s decision) Friday when the Nuggets played the Miami Heat at the Pepsi Center.

Andersen wasn’t happy about it and talked to coach George Karl before Sunday’s home game against Utah.

“I think we kissed and made up,” Karl said.

Andersen, who had played in every game this season until Friday, had seen decreasing minutes as a result of teammates playing well — notably center Timofey Mozgov, who scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds against the Heat.

“Hopefully it will fall where minutes fall his way,” Karl said. “If Timo plays good, someone’s going to get (reduced).”

Andersen was back on the court Sunday against the Jazz. He played nearly 9½ minutes in the Nuggets’ 106-96 loss, finishing with four blocked shots, two points and one rebound.

Free Burks? For a moment, the groundswell for Utah coach Tyrone Corbin to play rookie guard Alec Burks had become so fever pitched that it required a Twitter hashtag:

#freeburks.

That’s right. That started making the rounds pretty soon after Burks scored 15 points in 10 minutes against the Nuggets on Dec. 27. Since that game, the former CU star has found more playing time to varying degrees of results as he navigates a difficult season that started with no summer league, no rookie camp and an abbreviated training camp.

“This is one of the great jobs in all of sports,” Colorado AD RIck George said Sunday. “There's not a better job in America than here in Colorado." Translation: If you’re not here to win championships, pal, don’t join the party.

If recent history is any indication, Helton likely faces an uphill climb to become the first Colorado player inducted into Cooperstown because of the bias that voters tend to hold against hitters who spent their careers playing home games at elevation.

The inspiration for the nickname came from "the outdoors, the sunshine, that feeling you get when you live here in Colorado," Vibes general manager Chris Phillips explained during Monday's name unveiling.